Brazil vs Denmark: Share of population with no formal education

Brazil
4.2%
in 2020
Denmark
3.3%
in 2020
Brazil rank
48th
Denmark rank
51st

Share of population with no formal education over time

  • Brazil
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 4.2% against 3.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 48th and Denmark ranks 51st of 111 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Denmark Difference Ahead
1870s 96.0% 13.4% 82.6% Brazil
1880s 94.0% 11.4% 82.5% Brazil
1890s 92.2% 9.2% 83.0% Brazil
1900s 85.9% 7.4% 78.5% Brazil
1910s 82.6% 5.5% 77.0% Brazil
1920s 77.9% 4.0% 74.0% Brazil
1930s 72.1% 2.6% 69.4% Brazil
1940s 66.8% 2.3% 64.5% Brazil
1950s 59.5% 2.6% 56.8% Brazil
1960s 47.7% 2.6% 45.1% Brazil
1970s 31.4% 1.6% 29.8% Brazil
1980s 24.2% 2.4% 21.9% Brazil
1990s 18.6% 0.1% 18.5% Brazil
2000s 11.5% 1.9% 9.7% Brazil
2010s 6.2% 3.0% 3.1% Brazil
2020s 4.2% 3.3% 0.9% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Brazil or Denmark?
Brazil, at 4.2% against 3.3% in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Brazil and Denmark?
0.9%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Denmark?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Brazil and Denmark rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
Brazil ranks 48th and Denmark ranks 51st of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population with no formal education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.